Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids is a comprehensive manual that provides end users with information about oil field chemicals, such as drilling muds, corrosion and scale inhibitors, gelling agents and bacterial control. This book is an extension and update of Oil Field Chemicals published in 2003, and it presents a compilation of materials from literature and patents, arranged according to applications and the way a typical job is practiced. The text is composed of 23 chapters that cover oil field chemicals arranged according to their use. Each chapter follows a uniform template, starting with a brief overview of the chemical followed by reviews, monomers, polymerization, and fabrication. The different aspects of application, including safety and environmental impacts, for each chemical are also discussed throughout the chapters. The text also includes handy indices for trade names, acronyms and chemicals. Petroleum, production, drilling, completion, and operations engineers and managers will find this book invaluable for project management and production. Non-experts and students in petroleum engineering will also find this reference useful. Chemicals are ordered by use including drilling muds, corrosion inhibitors, and bacteria control Includes cutting edge chemicals and polymers such as water soluble polymers and viscosity control Handy index of chemical substances as well as a general chemical index

Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids is a comprehensive manual that provides end users with information about oil field chemicals, such as drilling muds, corrosion and scale inhibitors, gelling agents and bacterial control. This book is an extension and update of Oil Field Chemicals published in 2003, and it presents a compilation of materials from literature and patents, arranged according to applications and the way a typical job is practiced. The text is composed of 23 chapters that cover oil field chemicals arranged according to their use. Each chapter follows a uniform template, starting with a brief overview of the chemical followed by reviews, monomers, polymerization, and fabrication. The different aspects of application, including safety and environmental impacts, for each chemical are also discussed throughout the chapters. The text also includes handy indices for trade names, acronyms and chemicals. Petroleum, production, drilling, completion, and operations engineers and managers will find this book invaluable for project management and production. Non-experts and students in petroleum engineering will also find this reference useful. Chemicals are ordered by use including drilling muds, corrosion inhibitors, and bacteria control Includes cutting edge chemicals and polymers such as water soluble polymers and viscosity control Handy index of chemical substances as well as a general chemical index

1;Front Cover;12;Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids;43;Copyright;54;Table of Contents;65;Preface;225.1;How to Use This Book;225.2;Acknowledgments;236;Chapter 1. Drilling Muds;246.1;Classification of Muds;256.2;Mud Compositions;306.3;Additives;426.4;Cleaning Operations;596.5;Drilling Fluid Disposal;616.6;Characterization of Drilling Muds;636.7;References;656.8;Tradenames;787;Chapter 2. Fluid Loss Additives ;847.1;Mechanism of Action of Fluid Loss Agents;847.2;Inorganic Additives;877.3;Organic Additives;907.4;Polysaccharides;937.5;Humic Acid Derivates;1017.6;Synthetic Polymers;1057.7;References;1297.8;Tradenames;1378;Chapter 3. Clay Stabilization;1488.1;Properties of Clays;1488.2;Mechanisms Causing Instability;1548.3;Swelling Inhibitors;1568.4;Test Methods;1658.5;References;1668.6;Tradenames;1709;Chapter 4. Lubricants;1729.1;Synthetic Greases;1729.2;Lubricant Compositions;1779.3;Special Issues;1959.4;References;1979.5;Tradenames;20610;Chapter 5. Bacterial Control;20810.1;Mechanisms of Growth;20810.2;Treatments with Biocides;21910.3;Biocides;22010.4;References;23210.5;Tradenames;23911;Chapter 6. Corrosion Inhibitors;24011.1;Classification of Corrosion Inhibitors;24111.2;Fields of Application;24111.3;Application Techniques;24311.4;Characterization;24411.5;Side Effects;24611.6;Inhibitor Chemicals;24811.7;Miscellaneous Inhibitors;26211.8;References;26711.9;Tradenames;27512;Chapter 7. Scale Inhibitors;27612.1;Classification and Mechanism;27612.2;Mathematical Models;27912.3;Inhibitor Chemicals;28012.4;Characterization;29012.5;References;29112.6;Tradenames;29713;Chapter 8. Gelling Agents;29813.1;Placing Gels;29813.2;Basic Mechanisms of Gelling Agents;29913.3;Gelling in Oil-based Systems;30013.4;Gelling in Water-based Systems;30513.5;In Situ Formed Polymers;31113.6;References;31313.7;Tradenames;31614;Chapter 9. Filter Cake Removal;31814.1;Bridging Agents;31914.2;Degradation by Acids;32114.3;Orthoesters;32414.4;Enzymatic Degradation;32514.5;Peroxides;32614.6;Degradation by Oligosaccharides;32714.7;Breaking by Emulsions;32714.8;Special Issues;32814.9;References;33015;Chapter 10. Cement Additives;33415.1;Cementing Technologies;33515.2;Basic Composition of Portland Cement;33615.3;Special Cement Types;34015.4;Classification of Cement Additives;34615.5;References;36815.6;Tradenames;38116;Chapter 11. Transport;38416.1;Pretreatment of the Products;38416.2;Corrosion Control;38816.3;Paraffin Inhibitors;39116.4;Pour Point Depressants;39216.5;Drag Reducers;39216.6;Hydrate Control;39416.7;Additives for Slurry Transport;39416.8;Additives for Odorization;39616.9;Cleaning;39616.10;References;39717;Chapter 12. Drag Reducers;40217.1;Operating Costs;40217.2;Mechanism of Drag Reduction;40317.3;Drag-reducing Chemicals;40717.4;References;41018;Chapter 13. Gas Hydrate Control;41418.1;Naturally Occurring Gas Hydrates;41518.2;Problems with Gas Hydrates in Petroleum Technology;41618.3;Nature of Inclusion Compounds;41718.4;Conditions for Formation;42018.5;Formation and Properties of Gas Hydrates;42218.6;Test Procedures for Inhibitors;42418.7;Inhibition of Gas Hydrate Formation;42618.8;Hydrate Inhibitors for Drilling Fluids;44218.9;References;44318.10;Tradenames;44919;Chapter 14. Antifreeze Agents;45019.1;Theory of Action;45019.2;Antifreeze Chemicals;45119.3;Heat Transfer Liquids;45219.4;Special Uses;45719.5;References;45820;Chapter 15. Odorization;46020.1;General Aspects;46120.2;Measurement and Odor Monitoring;46220.3;Additives for Odorization;46920.4;Industrial Synthesis of Odorants;47320.5;Uses and Properties;47420.6;References;47720.7;Tradenames;48121;Chapter 16. Enhanced Oil Recovery;48221.1;Waterflooding;48321.2;Caustic Waterflooding;49321.3;Acid Flooding;49421.4;Emulsion Flooding;49521.5;Chemical Injection;49721.6;Polymer Waterflooding;49921.7;Combination Flooding;50021.8;Foam Flooding;50221.9;Carb